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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Now is this cool or what, you may also be interested in the related
AT effort at:  <o:p></o:p></span></p>

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color:#1F497D'><a
href="http://www.sightsavers.org.uk/What%20We%20Do/Causes%20of%20Blindness/Low%20Vision/Low%20Vision%20Aids/World4840.html">http://www.sightsavers.org.uk/What%20We%20Do/Causes%20of%20Blindness/Low%20Vision/Low%20Vision%20Aids/World4840.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Ron<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> eSchool News
[mailto:eschool.news@eschoolnews.com] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 05, 2007 6:06 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> ron@ahead.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> eSN This Week: Low-cost laptop deals heat up<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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  <a href="#Grant"><span style='color:#3368AE'>Grant Alert</span></a> | <a
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  style='color:#3368AE'>Special Report</span></a> | <a href="#Partners"><span
  style='color:#3368AE'>Partners Update</span></a> | <a href="#ERC"><span
  style='color:#3368AE'>Educators Resource Center</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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    style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Low-cost
    laptop deals heat up</span></b></a> <br>
    <a href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7459"><span
    style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";text-decoration:
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    target="_blank"></a></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Mere
    hours after news broke that Uruguay's government placed the first official
    order for the One Laptop Per Child initiative's XO, or "$100
    laptop," chip giant Intel Corp. announces that Libya has ordered
    150,000 of Intel's own version of the low-cost laptop, the Classmate PC.
     <a href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7459"
    target="_blank"><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>Full Story</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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    <p class=MsoNormal><a name=Grant></a><span class=texth1><span
    style='font-size:11.0pt'>GRANT ALERT ...</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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    <p class=MsoNormal><a
    href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/erc/funding/opps.cfm#1879"><b><span
    style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Laura
    Bush 21st Century Librarian Program</span></b></a> <br>
    <a href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/erc/funding/opps.cfm#1879"><span
    style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";text-decoration:
    none'>http://www.eschoolnews.com/erc/funding/opps.cfm#1879</span></a> <br>
    This program supports projects to develop faculty and library leaders, to
    recruit and educate the next generation of librarians, and to conduct
    research on the library profession and support early car...<span
    class=textsmall1><span style='font-size:8.0pt'> | <a
    href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/erc/funding/opps.cfm#1879">Full Story</a></span></span><br>
    <span class=text1><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Deadline: </span></b></span><span
    class=text1><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>December 17, 2007</span></span> <o:p></o:p></p>
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    <p class=MsoNormal><a name=News></a><span class=texth1><span
    style='font-size:11.0pt'>WEEK'S TOP NEWS...</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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     width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white'>
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      <p class=MsoNormal><a
      href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7450"><b><span
      style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>T+L's
      message to educators: Aim high</span></b></a> <br>
      <a href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7450"><span
      style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";text-decoration:
      none'>http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7450</span></a>
      <o:p></o:p></p>
      </td>
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      <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a
      href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7450"
      target="_blank"></a></span><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_s1027" 
       type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Professor and physicist Stephen Hawking floats in a Zero G plane, used by some educators to enhance science instruction." 
       href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7450" 
       target="_blank" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;
       width:75pt;height:67.5pt;z-index:251659264;mso-wrap-distance-left:3.75pt;
       mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:3.75pt;
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      </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><a
      href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7450"
      target="_blank"><img border=0 width=100 height=90
      src="http://www.eschoolnews.com/images/fp/HawkingZeroG.jpg" align=left
      hspace=5
      alt="Professor and physicist Stephen Hawking floats in a Zero G plane, used by some educators to enhance science instruction."
      v:shapes="_x0000_s1027"></a><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
      font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a
      href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7450"
      target="_blank"></a></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>The
      National School Boards Association's 2007 T+L conference, held Oct. 17-19
      in Nashville, Tenn., urged educators to think outside the box to
      encourage the kind of innovation needed to ensure success in the 21st
      century. | <a
      href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7450"
      target="_blank"><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>Full Story</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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    <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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     width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white'>
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      <td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
      <p class=MsoNormal><a
      href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7451"><b><span
      style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>SIS
      software evolves to meet complex needs</span></b></a> <br>
      <a href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7451"><span
      style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";text-decoration:
      none'>http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7451</span></a>
      <o:p></o:p></p>
      </td>
     </tr>
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      <td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
      <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a
      href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7451"
      target="_blank"></a></span><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_s1028" 
       type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Mobile solutions are an emerging trend in SIS software, officials say." 
       href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7451" 
       target="_blank" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;
       width:75pt;height:67.5pt;z-index:251660288;mso-wrap-distance-left:3.75pt;
       mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:3.75pt;
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       <v:imagedata src="http://www.eschoolnews.com/images/fp/SIS.jpg" />
       <w:wrap type="square"/>
      </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><a
      href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7451"
      target="_blank"><img border=0 width=100 height=90
      src="http://www.eschoolnews.com/images/fp/SIS.jpg" align=left hspace=5
      alt="Mobile solutions are an emerging trend in SIS software, officials say."
      v:shapes="_x0000_s1028"></a><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
      font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a
      href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7451"
      target="_blank"></a></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>In
      an era of unprecedented accountability and student tracking requirements,
      a crop of new student information system (SIS) software packages are
      emerging to help school systems meet the stringent demands. | <a
      href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7451"
      target="_blank"><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>Full Story</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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    <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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     width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white'>
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      <p class=MsoNormal><a
      href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7453"><b><span
      style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>HELP
      suspends Gulf Coast work</span></b></a> <br>
      <a href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7453"><span
      style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";text-decoration:
      none'>http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7453</span></a>
      <o:p></o:p></p>
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      <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a
      href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7453"
      target="_blank"></a></span><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_s1029" 
       type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Members of the HELP team have worked to transform Gulf Coast schools since Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005." 
       href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7453" 
       target="_blank" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;
       width:75pt;height:67.5pt;z-index:251661312;mso-wrap-distance-left:3.75pt;
       mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:3.75pt;
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       <v:imagedata src="http://www.eschoolnews.com/images/fp/HELP%20Team.jpg" />
       <w:wrap type="square"/>
      </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><a
      href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7453"
      target="_blank"><img border=0 width=100 height=90
      src="http://www.eschoolnews.com/images/fp/HELP%20Team.jpg" align=left
      hspace=5
      alt="Members of the HELP team have worked to transform Gulf Coast schools since Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005."
      v:shapes="_x0000_s1029"></a><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
      font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a
      href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7453"
      target="_blank"></a></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>On
      Oct. 29, 2007, the HELP (Hurricane Education Leadership Program) Team
      officially halted its Gulf Coast school recovery efforts to devote time
      instead to documenting its actions and accomplishments over the past two
      years. With the documentation, the efforts of the Intel-led team,
      comprised of educational technology service providers and nonprofit
      associations, will soon become a model for other disaster recovery
      organizations. | <a
      href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7453"
      target="_blank"><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>Full Story</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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     width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white'>
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      <p class=MsoNormal><a
      href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7460"><b><span
      style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Does
      U.S. lag in internet speed?</span></b></a> <br>
      <a href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7460"><span
      style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";text-decoration:
      none'>http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7460</span></a>
      <o:p></o:p></p>
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      <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a
      href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7460"
      target="_blank"></a></span><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_s1030" 
       type="#_x0000_t75" alt="High-speed school networks may be inadequate if students have slow internet access at home." 
       href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7460" 
       target="_blank" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;
       width:75pt;height:67.5pt;z-index:251662336;mso-wrap-distance-left:3.75pt;
       mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:3.75pt;
       mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:left;
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       o:allowoverlap="f" o:button="t">
       <v:imagedata src="http://www.eschoolnews.com/images/fp/Dad-Kids-Computer.JPG" />
       <w:wrap type="square"/>
      </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><a
      href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7460"
      target="_blank"><img border=0 width=100 height=90
      src="http://www.eschoolnews.com/images/fp/Dad-Kids-Computer.JPG"
      align=left hspace=5
      alt="High-speed school networks may be inadequate if students have slow internet access at home."
      v:shapes="_x0000_s1030"></a><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
      font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a
      href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7460"
      target="_blank"></a></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Indications
      that the nation is trailing other countries in the speed and cost of
      broadband access to the internet is attracting fresh political attention,
      and American education is one area that could be affected. | <a
      href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7460"
      target="_blank"><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>Full Story</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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  <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><a name=TV></a><span
  style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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   style='width:100.0%'>
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    <p class=MsoNormal><a name=BP></a><span class=texth1><span
    style='font-size:11.0pt'>eSN TV Video ...</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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     width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white'>
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      <p class=MsoNormal><a
      href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/video/index.cfm?v=261&f=427"><b><span
      style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>eSN
      TechWatch: Video’s Future in Schools -- November 5, 2007</span></b></a>
      <br>
      <a href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/video/index.cfm?v=261&f=427"><span
      style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";text-decoration:
      none'>http://www.eschoolnews.com/video/index.cfm?v=261&f=427</span></a>
      <o:p></o:p></p>
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      <p class=MsoNormal><a
      href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/video/index.cfm?v=261&f=427"
      target="_blank"></a><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_s1031" type="#_x0000_t75" 
       alt="eSN TechWatch:  Video’s Future in Schools -- November 5, 2007" 
       href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/video/index.cfm?v=261&f=427" 
       target="_blank" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;
       width:75pt;height:56.25pt;z-index:251663360;mso-wrap-distance-left:3.75pt;
       mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:3.75pt;
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       o:allowoverlap="f" o:button="t">
       <v:imagedata src="http://www.eschoolnews.com/vrc/images/TechWatch_11-07_pt1_small.jpg" />
       <w:wrap type="square"/>
      </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><a
      href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/video/index.cfm?v=261&f=427"
      target="_blank"><img border=0 width=100 height=75
      src="http://www.eschoolnews.com/vrc/images/TechWatch_11-07_pt1_small.jpg"
      align=left hspace=5
      alt="eSN TechWatch:  Video’s Future in Schools -- November 5, 2007"
      v:shapes="_x0000_s1031"></a><![endif]><a
      href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/video/index.cfm?v=261&f=427"
      target="_blank"></a>Charles Fadel, global leader of education for Cisco
      Systems, discusses the future of school video use. <o:p></o:p></p>
      <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span
      style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a
      href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/video/index.cfm?v=261&f=427&cb=1194295825498"><span
      style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=19 height=12
      id="_x0000_i1029"
      src="http://www.eschoolnews.com/marc/images/cam_icon.gif"></span>Watch
      with Windows Media</a><br>
      <a
      href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/video/index.cfm?v=261&f=428&cb=1194295825514"><span
      style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=19 height=12
      id="_x0000_i1030"
      src="http://www.eschoolnews.com/marc/images/cam_icon.gif"></span>Watch
      with Quicktime MP4</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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   style='width:100.0%'>
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    <p class=MsoNormal><a name=SR></a><span class=texth1><span
    style='font-size:11.0pt'>SPECIAL REPORT ...</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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    <td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'>
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     width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white'>
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      <p class=MsoNormal><a
      href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStorysr.cfm?ArticleID=7155"><b><span
      style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>How
      to Afford More Digital Content</span></b></a> <br>
      <a href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStorysr.cfm?ArticleID=7155"><span
      style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";text-decoration:
      none'>http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStorysr.cfm?ArticleID=7155</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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      <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Educators
      want fast, affordable digital content. They want it everywhere, all the
      time. And they want it within tight budgets. To get all that, tech-savvy
      educators have discovered the economies of delivering voice, video, and
      data over a single wireless network. In this Special Report from the
      editors of eSchool News, you'll find out where and how educators are
      getting maximum digital content at a minimum costs. Read all about it
      now: <a
      href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStorysr.cfm?ArticleID=7155"
      target="_blank"><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStorysr.cfm?ArticleID=7155</span></a>
      <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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  <p> <o:p></o:p></p>
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    <p class=MsoNormal><a name=Partners></a><span class=texth1><span
    style='font-size:11.0pt'>PARTNERS UPDATE ...</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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    href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/partners/showrelease.cfm?ReleaseID=3217"><b><span
    style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>PLATO
    Learning wins three EDDIE Awards from ComputED Gazette </span></b></a><br>
    <a
    href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/partners/showrelease.cfm?ReleaseID=3217"><span
    style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";text-decoration:
    none'>http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/partners/showrelease.cfm?ReleaseID=3217</span></a>
    <br>
    <span class=text1><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>PLATO Learning, Inc.
    (NASDAQ: TUTR), a leading provider of K–adult computer-based and
    e-learning solutions, today announced that Straight Curve™
    Mathematics Series 1 (K–2), Straight Curve Mathematics Series 2
    (3–6), and PLATO® Test Packs with Prescriptions were named
    ComputED Gazette Education Software Review Award (EDDIE) winners. The ComputED
    Gazette EDDIE Awards target innovative and content-rich programs and Web
    sites that provide parents and teachers with technology to foster
    educational excellence. Winners are selected from titles submitted by
    software publishers around the world. | <a
    href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/partners/showrelease.cfm?ReleaseID=3217"><span
    style='font-size:8.0pt'>Read More</span></a></span></span> <br>
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    <a
    href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/partners/showrelease.cfm?ReleaseID=3214"><b><span
    style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Scottsdale
    community college selects NetOp School as its software of choice for
    computer lab-based teaching</span></b></a> <br>
    <a
    href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/partners/showrelease.cfm?ReleaseID=3214"><span
    style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";text-decoration:
    none'>http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/partners/showrelease.cfm?ReleaseID=3214</span></a>
    <br>
    <span class=text1><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Scottsdale Community
    College in Scottsdale, Ariz. has standardized all of it computer lab
    management under one software -- NetOp School. The NetOp software,
    developed by Danish IT company Danware A/S, and sold in the United States
    by the company's subsidiary, NetOp Tech Inc., was so successful in its
    trial period at the college that SCC is in the process of training software
    trainers to show teachers and instructors how to use the software for the
    college's nearly 12,000 students.</span></span> | <a
    href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/partners/showrelease.cfm?ReleaseID=3214"><span
    style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Read More</span></a>
    <br>
    <br>
    <a
    href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/partners/showrelease.cfm?ReleaseID=3202"><b><span
    style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Samsung
    introduces new 19-inch LCD widescreen monitor for retail and consumer
    applications</span></b></a> <br>
    <a
    href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/partners/showrelease.cfm?ReleaseID=3202"><span
    style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";text-decoration:
    none'>http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/partners/showrelease.cfm?ReleaseID=3202</span></a>
    <br>
    <span class=text1><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Samsung Electronics
    America, Inc., a world-leading manufacturer of professional LCD and PDP
    display products, today introduced the newest addition to its award-winning
    line of SyncMaster displays, the SyncMaster 942BW. | <a
    href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/partners/showrelease.cfm?ReleaseID=3202"><span
    style='font-size:8.0pt'>Read More</span></a></span></span> <o:p></o:p></p>
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      <p class=MsoNormal><a
      href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/teachingwithcomputers/index.cfm"><strong><span
      style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Teaching
      Effectively with Computers</span></strong></a> <br>
      <a
      href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/teachingwithcomputers/index.cfm"><span
      style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";text-decoration:
      none'>http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/onlinelearning/index.cfm</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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      <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>With
      a growing array of solutions at their disposal, more and more educators
      are integrating computers, laptops, and other technology into the
      classroom, and often with great success. Computer-based technologies
      offer rich new ways to reach students and fulfill curriculum goals, while
      bringing information to life for diverse kinds of learners. But teaching
      with computers also poses many challenges. | <a
      href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/teachingwithcomputers/index.cfm"
      target="_blank"><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>Full Story</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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    <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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     width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white'>
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      <p class=MsoNormal><a
      href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/onlinelearning/index.cfm"><strong><span
      style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Enriching
      Education Through Digital Sharing</span></strong></a> <br>
      <a
      href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/onlinelearning/index.cfm"><span
      style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";text-decoration:
      none'>http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/onlinelearning/index.cfm</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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      <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Thanks
      to new technologies, it’s now easier than ever for schools and
      other organizations to create rich, online repositories of learning
      “objects” that students, teachers, and other users can draw
      upon at their own convenience to enrich their education. | <a
      href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/onlinelearning/index.cfm"
      target="_blank"><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>Full Story</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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    <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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     width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white'>
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      <p class=MsoNormal><a
      href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/professionaldevelopment/"><strong><span
      style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Professional
      Development</span></strong></a> <br>
      <a
      href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/professionaldevelopment/"><span
      style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";text-decoration:
      none'>http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/professionaldevelopment/</span></a>
      <o:p></o:p></p>
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      <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>It's
      easy for today’s educator to feel overwhelmed--in a complex and
      ever-changing educational environment, teachers are often expected to
      complete more in one day than they have time for in an entire week. They
      must, for instance, reach increasingly diverse student bodies, meet
      standards, carry out assessments, integrate technology into the classroom,
      and meet certification requirements. | <a
      href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/professionaldevelopment/"
      target="_blank"><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>Full Story</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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    <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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     width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white'>
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      <p class=MsoNormal><a
      href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/minimizing_classroom_disruptions/"><strong><span
      style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Minimizing
      classroom disruptions</span></strong></a> <br>
      <a
      href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/minimizing_classroom_disruptions/"><span
      style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";text-decoration:
      none'>http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/minimizing_classroom_disruptions/</span></a>
      <o:p></o:p></p>
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      <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Computers
      and the internet have become welcome instructional tools in most schools,
      ushering a wealth of additional resources into today’s classrooms.
      Unfortunately, they also bring with them the potential for unwanted
      distractions—such as online content that ranges from off-target, to
      inappropriate, material. | <a
      href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/minimizing_classroom_disruptions/"
      target="_blank"><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>Full Story</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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     width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white'>
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      <p class=MsoNormal><a
      href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/creditrecovery/"><strong><span
      style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Dropout
      prevention and credit recovery </span></strong></a><br>
      <a href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/creditrecovery/"><span
      style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";text-decoration:
      none'>http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/creditrecovery/</span></a>
      <o:p></o:p></p>
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      <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Educators
      nationwide are concerned about stemming the tide of high school dropouts.
      New data suggest the steep economic impact that dropping out of school
      can have on individuals, and on the economy as a whole. But whether
      it’s for reasons of economic competitiveness, or simply as a moral
      imperative, giving students alternative paths to graduation is a top
      priority for many school leaders —and, fortunately, technology can
      help. | <a
      href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/creditrecovery/"
      target="_blank"><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>Full Story</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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      style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Accelerating
      Technology with eRate Support </span></strong></a><br>
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      style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";text-decoration:
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      its inception 10 years ago, the $2.25 billion-a-year eRate has provided
      some $20 billion in telecommunications discounts to eligible schools and
      libraries. Through the eRate, qualifying institutions can receive up to
      90 percent off the cost of internet and telephone services—quite a
      boon for cash-strapped schools. Thanks largely to this monumental federal
      program, the percentage of public school classrooms with internet access
      jumped from 14 percent in 1996 to 95 percent a decade later. | <a
      href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/eratefunding/"
      target="_blank"><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>Full Story</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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